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Vorys announced today that Linda Mendel has accepted a job with U.S. Department of Treasury.  Mendel, who has been with Vorys for almost 30 years, will become an attorney advisor in the Office of Benefits Tax Counsel, where she will work on tax policy impacting employment-based health benefits.

Vorys announced today that Former Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Elizabeth Callan has joined as of counsel in the labor and employment group in the firm’s Cincinnati office.

Vorys Partner Elizabeth Smith was recently featured on the High Heels & Politics podcast hosted by Mary Anne Christie.

Vorys announced today that Khaled Shami and Mike Messinger have joined the firm as partners in the intellectual property (IP) group in the Washington, D.C. office. 

Vorys announced today that the firm has earned the Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification.  To become “Mansfield Certified,” participating firms are asked to affirmatively consider at least 30% historically underrepresented lawyers  - including women, lawyers of color, LGBTQ+ lawyers, and lawyers with disabilities - when making decisions on leadership and governance positions (including firm management roles and certain committee roles), formal pitch opportunities, senior associate and lateral partner openings, and equity partnership promotions.

Ben Shepler, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the labor and employment group, was quoted throughout a Columbus Business First article about an emergency rule being developed by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any unvaccinated employees to produce a weekly negative test in order to come to work.

Jana Grimm, a partner in the Vorys Pittsburgh office, received the 2021 Washington County ATHENA Leadership Award from the Washington County Chamber of Commerce.

Vorys is pleased to announce that the firm has welcomed experienced labor and employment attorneys, Phillip Binotto and Jana Grimm, as partners in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. 

Adam Rocco, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Law360 about recent decision from two U.S. circuit courts that limit the ability of plaintiffs to bring nationwide collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP recently advised M/I Homes, Inc. in connection with its Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.950% senior notes due 2030.

One hundred and sixteen lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America^® 2022 edition. In addition, 34 Vorys attorneys were named to the 2022 Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” list.

Ten Vorys attorneys have been named 2022 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers. Each year, only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Vorys has landed at the top of Unicourt’s TrueLaw Litigation index.

Vorys is proud to be included on the BTI Most Recommended Law Firms List 2021 as one of only 140 firms named.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to welcome Chadwick P. Reynolds as a partner in the corporate group in the firm’s Columbus office.

Vorys was selected by readers of Columbus CEO magazine as the best law firm in Columbus (with more than 50 attorneys) for the tenth year in a row.

Vorys is pleased to announce that Bradley T. Miller has joined the firm as a partner in its Cleveland office. Miller, who has more than a decade of sophisticated legal experience primarily in the real estate area, previously practiced at both a major global law firm and a major global corporation.

Vorys is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2021 edition of the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide.

Vorys Partner Sheila Nolan Gartland was recently named president of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) at their 42nd Annual Institute.

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